CVS deals for the week of 7/12

This week I’m going to combine my “deals” and “scenarios” post into one. If you are just learning how to shop at CVS, start here for some helpful tips.

Here are the deals that I saw for the week:

FREEBIES:

SCHOOL SUPPLIES – Sunday/Monday/Tuesday only:

*Caliber or CVS Pharmacy 1 subject notebook (70-80 sheets) – $.99, get a $.99 ECB (limit 2)

*Caliber or CVS Pharmacy 12″ plastic or wood ruler – $.99, get a $.99 ECB (limit 2)

*Caliber or CVS Pharmacy School Glue (5 oz) – $.99, get a $.99 ECB (limit 2)

*Caliber or It’s Academic 5″ pointed or blunt tip scissors – $2.99, get a $2.99 ECB (limit 2 per household)

*Paper Mate grip pens (8 ct) – $.99, get a $.99 ECB (limit 3)

All week freebies:
*6X8″ hardcover photo book – $7.99, get a $7.99 ECB (limit 5 – the ad says limit 1, but online reports state that the limit is 5)
**Disclaimer – these are not “easy” to make – check out this post on Nicole’s Nickels for tips on doing the photo books

*Gillette Fusion manual or power razor – $7.99, get a $4 ECB (limit 1) – look for gift packs (they have one bonus cartridge, a shampoo, and a shave gel) that are also ringing up at $7.99!
$4/1 Gillette Fusion manual or power razor – 6-7-09 PG
$2/1 Gillette Fusion razor, any – P&G Year of Savings Booklet

*Tylenol Arthritis or 8 hour (20-24 ct) – $3.99, get a $3 ECB (limit 3)
$2/1 Tylenol Arthritis – 5-17-09 RP
$1/1 Tylenol printable here or here

OTHER ECB DEALS: (these are not all the deals – they are just the deals I will be doing)

*Gain 2X Ultra liquid laundry detergent (24-32 loads) – $5.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 1)
$1/1 Gain detergent, any – PG Year of Savings book

*Kotex lightdays 40-64 ct, pads 14-24 ct, or tampons 18 ct – 2/$7, get a $2 ECB (limit 3)
$1/1 Kotex printable here
$1/1 Kotex product, any – All You Magazine (June issue)
$1/1 Kotex pads – 6-14-09 SS

*Milk – $2.69, get a $1 ECB (limit 1) – this may be regional, check your ad

BOGO FREE DEALS:
*Almay cosmetics
*Colgate toothpastes
*CVS Pharmacy Power Flash digital camera
*CVS Pharmacy Vitamins/minerals
*Edy’s/Dreyer’s ice cream
*Purex
*Revlon foundation, powder, blush, concealer, or eye

OTHER DEALS:

*Huggies diapers or Pull Ups – $8.99
$2 Huggies CRT
$3/1 Huggies Pull Ups printable here
$3/1 Pull Ups printable here
$1.50/1 Huggies diapers – 6-21-09 SS insert

Scenarios through Tuesday for those who are “new” to shopping at CVS or who have very few ECBs to start with: (these are just ideas….you do not have to follow this exact order and you can skip some items if you do not need them or don’t have the coupons that match up with them)

Transaction #1:
Buy 2 Papermate pens – $.99/each

Spend $1.98, get a $1.98 ECB

Transaction #2:
Buy scissors – $2.99

Use $1.98 Papermate ECB

Spend $1.01, get a $2.99 ECB

Transaction #3:
Buy Gillette Fusion razor – $7.99

Use $4 Gillette coupon
Use $2.99 ECB from scissors

Spend $1, get a $4 ECB

Scenarios after Tuesday:

Transaction #1:
Buy Tylenol – $3.99

Use $1 Tylenol printable

Spend $2.99 OOP, get a $3 ECB

Transaction #2:
Buy Gillette Fusion razor – $7.99

use $4 Gillette coupon
Use $3 Tylenol ECB

Spend $.99 OOP, get a $4 ECB

My scenarios:

Transaction #1:
Buy 1 scissors – $2.99
Buy 2 Glue – $.99/each
Buy Gillette Fusion razor – $7.99
Buy Gain – $5.99

Use $5 Gillette coupon (I got this from a home mailer)
Use $1 Gain coupon

Total before coupons = $18.95

Total after coupons = $12.95, earn $10.97 ECB

Transaction #2:
Buy 3 Tylenol – $3.99/each
Buy 2 Excedrin – $6.99/each
Buy 1 Glade – $.99
Buy 1 Huggies Pull Ups – $8.99
Buy 1 milk – $2.69

Use 3 $1 Tylenol coupons
Use $2 Excedrin CRT
Use $2 Excedrin manufacturer’s
Use $1 Excedrin manufacturer’s
Use $2.50/10 pain reliever CRT
Use $1 Glade CRT
Use $2 Pull Ups CRT
Use $3 Pull Ups printable

Total before coupons = $38.62

Total after coupons = $22.12 (pay w/ ECBs), earn $10 ECB – I am losing ECBs, but these are all things I need

(I haven’t decided yet if I am going to attempt the photo books…..it took me forever to do them last year, the stores around me ran out of books, and it’s not easy to do with kids along)